Job Development, Placement & Support Strategies for Consumers w/ SMI

Date:
Friday: March 30, 2012

Time:
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. (Eastern)
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (Central)

Presenters:

• Charlie Bernacchio
  Assistant Professor, Coordinator Rehabilitation Counseling - University of Southern Maine
• Eileen Burker
  Associate Professor/Director, Rehabilitation Counseling & Psychology- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Moderator

• Jill Houghton
  TACE Southeast, Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University
  
  

Description:

**This is the sixth webinar in the TACE Improving Employment Outcomes for Individuals with Mental Health Disabilities Learning Community Series

During this webinar, participants will gain knowledge of job development, disclosure, reasonable accommodations, supports and the individual placement services model.

Topics include:

• Effective approaches to use with employers (including Job development techniques and handling disclosure)
• Individual Placement Service (IPS) Model- Evidence Based Practices (EBP) for Severe Mental Illness (SMI)
• Analyzing jobs for matching and modifications
• Need for individual supports?
• Identifying employment opportunities, job creation and modifications

Objectives & Outcomes

The expected outcome for this event is gaining knowledge of working with employers, job development, disclosure, reasonable accommodations, supports and the individual placement services model.